Oh ok Thanks :) is there any way I can name it something else?

Change The phrase

How do I do that? Im dumb lol

Goto the Phrase Manager and search for the phrase "User Notes".

So if I'm understanding this correctly, User Notes are notes which a member can write to themselves about other members - is that correct?

And are these notes viewable to the general public? I could see value in having them if they were kept private and viewable only to the person writing them, as a basic reference of past experiences. Is that how they work?

Thanks.

You can set if a usergroup can view other's notes.